State ex rel. Hawley v. Chapman

This is an original proceeding in certiorari to review the record in the case of Stalnacker v. McBee , Circuit Court of Livingston County, Missouri, Case No. 17LV-CC00179. In that case, the Honorable Thomas Chapman issued a writ of habeas corpus to Doris Stalnacker on March 5, 2018.1 Following the issuance of the writ of habeas corpus, the Attorney General of the State of Missouri (Attorney General) filed a petition for writ of certiorari in this Court, which we granted as a matter of right.

*200State ex rel. Nixon v. Kelly , 58 S.W.3d 513, 516 (Mo. banc 2001). Because we conclude that the habeas…